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Learn how to navigate 7 awkward holiday questions with somatic tools, calm replies, and compassionate boundaries that keep you grounded.

7 Holiday Questions and How to Handle Them With Grace

By Beatriz Victoria Albina / December 10, 2025

The holiday season can be beautiful, cozy, connective, and wildly triggering. Whether you’re the one who blurts out something awkward without meaning to, or you’re the one bracing for invasive…

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The Third Arrow: Healing Shame, Boundaries, and Holiday Triggers

The Third Arrow: Healing Shame, Boundaries, and Holiday Triggers

By Beatriz Victoria Albina / November 26, 2025

Today is Thanksgiving here in the U.S., and whether you are celebrating or not, I want to share something that just might shift your entire experience of this day and…

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Why You Need to Celebrate Your People-Pleasing Habits (Yes, Really)

Why You Need to Celebrate Your People-Pleasing Habits (Yes, Really)

By Beatriz Victoria Albina / November 13, 2025

The Hidden Genius Behind Your People-Pleasing Patterns Picture this: You’re drowning in sticky notes reminding yourself to “be nice.” You’re replying to emails nobody expected you to answer. You’re RSVPing…

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Why Guilt Shows Up Around Boundaries and Why You Procrastinate

Why Guilt Shows Up Around Boundaries and Why You Procrastinate

By Beatriz Victoria Albina / October 21, 2025

Why Guilt Shows Up Around Boundaries This is one of the most common and important questions that comes up in Anchored. Guilt shows up around boundaries because most of us…

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People Pleasing and the Myth of Worth Through Usefulness

People Pleasing and the Myth of Worth Through Usefulness

By Beatriz Victoria Albina / September 16, 2025

Are you exhausted from giving and giving until you feel like a ghost in your own life? That is not generosity. That is survival dressed up as selflessness. Let’s talk…

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The Healing Power of Tenderness in Emotional Outsourcing

The Healing Power of Tenderness in Emotional Outsourcing

By Beatriz Victoria Albina / September 11, 2025

Why Tenderness Triggers Us Tenderness is powerful. When someone calls you “my love” or “my tender ravioli” with genuine warmth, it can spark recognition of your inherent worth. Yet for…

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How to Practice Self-Compassion for Your Past Self and Create Real Change

How to Practice Self-Compassion for Your Past Self and Create Real Change

By Beatriz Victoria Albina / August 14, 2025

We’ve all been there, looking back at an old relationship, a decision, or a moment and thinking, “Ugh, I can’t believe I did that.” Maybe you stayed too long, said…

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